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Special Notices

To access a recently published article inspired by conversation in our Philosophy Café Group, please click here. Entitled, "Art and Thought – From Here to Eternity and Back Again", this article by HGBC President Eric Timmreck was published in the Fall 2009 edition of the Guild Palette, a newsletter of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.


A Great Books Discussion Group for adults working through an upper level English as a Second Language course meets at Literacy Advance Houston, 2424 Wilcrest. We meet twice a month to express our ideas in English about the work we have read. In this way, we are increasing our knowledge of vocabulary and good writing as well as the relationship of literature to our common life.

30% of Houston adults cannot read. If you can read this, help someone who can't by contacting Frances Leland by email or Literacy Advance Houston.

 
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Join our Presidents' Day Discussion, sponsored by Houston Great Books Council. Date and time: Saturday, February 13th, 2010 from 1-3 pm. Location: Barnes & Noble Bookstore on Westheimer at Voss.

The National Endowment for the Arts is trying to get everyone reading! See a NY Times article about "The Big Read".

New Monumental Great Books Line-Up Announced.
 
 
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